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J. M. LENT, OF SCHUYLERS LAKE, NEW YORK.

Laim Paten No. 91,642, am: June 22, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pan: of the same.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, J. M. LENT, of Schuylels Lake, in the county of Otsego, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in the Method used for Draughting Ladies and Ghildrens Dresses, Basques, Boys Goats, and other garments of all descriptions; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying diagrams, making part of this speeieation.

Figure 1 represents the front waist-scale.

Figure 2, shouhler-rule and side-body.

Figure 3, arm-sze.`

Figure 4, front and back waist-scale and bias-rule.

Figure 5, back-scale.

Now, that any one skilled in the art may take the measure for and draught any and all of the different kinds of garments named heretofore according to my improved plan, I subjoin the following rules for their guidance: Y,

First, passl the 'measuring-tape under the arms above the fulness of the bust, and straight across the back, drawing tight.

Second, measure tight around the waist.

Third, place the end of the measuring-tape close under the arm, and measure length of natural waist, allowing one-hall' inch for making.

Having thus taken the measures in order to draught the front ofthe garment, whatever it may be, proceed as follows:

First, for instance, suppose a lady-s chest to measure thirty inches, waist twenty-two inches, and length under the arms eight inches. Fold the edges of cloth together, and draw a line one and one-fourth inch from the edge to turn in. lhenplace the front edge of the rule-pattern, marked 1, on the line, and dot at B. Then draw a line froxn'B to A, for neck-size. Then dot at ligure 30Y on the scale, on both sides of the rule.

Next place point of shoulder-rule, fig. 2, at-B, and

even with the upper gure 30, and draw the line. Place figure 3() ou the arm-size rule, lig. 3, even with the lower 30, keeping it even with the threads or warp of the cloth, and draw a line stopping at B on the arm-' size rule.

For all measures under 27 stop at A, and over 35 down to C.

Keeping the arm-size rule in place at the bottom slide down on the shoulder-line three and three-fourths farY up as inches, and draw line around. Next place square end of bias-rule, iig. 4, at lowest part ofarm-size rule, fig. 3, and dot one-halt` inch below end, and at figure 8.' Then draw a line straight across from figure 8. Then drop the rule two inches, and draw line half way across. Then place square end of bias-rule, fig. 4, on front line, even with dot below'arm-size rule, and dot at the upper side, on front line. Then turn the rule, and dot four inches below on the front line. Place the rule even with the lower dot, on the frontline, and dot at four inches, and at seven and one-half inches further down, keeping even with the dot under the arm-size rule.

Place point of bias-rule at the front dot for bias, and two inches from front line at bottom, and draw line around. Make the other the same, having them onefourth of an inch apart at the bottom.

Now place the square end of bias-rule, tig. 4, on front line, and dot at 22 on frontwaist-scale, iig. 1, and add beyond the width of biases, and draw the armseam with bias-rule, g. 4, placing point upwards. Allow one-,halt` inch on shoulder, and one inch under the arms, for seams.

For draughting back of garment, fold the cloth in the centre, and place the'long side of the back-scale rule, fig. 5, at edge of fold. Draw a line from B to the ligure 3Q, upon lthe side, and dot at the figure 30 lower side. vDraw arm-size with point of bias-rule, tig 4. Place square end of bias-rule at the lower gure 30, and dot at figure 8 for length of waist.

Place square end of bias-rule, g. 4, at fold, and dot at figure 22 on back-waist scale, Figure 6. Draw under-arm seam with bias-rule, fig. 4, the point upward. Take a bias one-half ineh at the bottom, extending as across from lower part ot' arm-size. draw form with rule from' arm-size, tig. 3, to the centre of back at the bottom, allowing one-half inch on the shoulder, and one inch under the arms, for the seams.

Having thus explained my plan in all its workings, Iclaim as new, useful, and wholly my own invention The patterns and rule-scales, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, shaped and graduated as and for the purposes hereiuset forth. Y

` J. M. LENT.

Witnesses:

TIMOTHY HERKIMER, VOLNEY PLUME. 

